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Friday, 15 March 2013

“We read to know that we are not alone.”

As some of you may know from reading my
blog, is that I love to read it is my absolute favourite past time and I get so
much joy from it. I have made friends through a mutual love of reading and of
the characters inside the novels; not only that but it has improved my
imagination, my empathy and understanding of topics that I would never think to
discuss. To some reading is a chore but to others it is a way of escapism and a
way to relax, it is a way to put your emotions into something else other than
your own life and for many it is a way of making people feel like they are not
alone.

As with most things I have my favourites
which include titles such as Harry Potter, The Hunger Games and
Divergent/Insurgent, which although all follow the same sort of genre follow
completely different plots with completely diverse characters and with them all
comes with fresh emotion and an experience that I've never had before. I can
connect to the characters and feel their happiness, their sadness, I mourn when
they die and I feel elated when my favourite characters finally end up together
and get a chance at happiness (usually in these types of books their happiness
is short lived but you still get the idea)

Out of the very many books I have read
during my lifetime, I have also enjoyed The Fault in Our Stars which discusses
an issue which could be slightly taboo and although it didn't affect me as much
as it has affected the whole of the internet it was still a moving and well
written book. I loved The Perks of Being a Wallflower because it related to a
lot of feelings that most teenagers have but never feel the courage to speak up
about. I am currently reading City of Bones and I can already tell that it’s
going to be up there with my favourites once I have finished. On a softer note
I have really enjoyed books written by Milly Johnson and although they are they
are predictable and soppy they are great for easy reads; my favourites from her
are The Birds and the Bees and Here Come the Girls, my mum loves her writing
and because of this I have every book she has ever written at my disposal so
when I'm feeling cheesed off they are brilliant to loose myself in for a few
hours.

For my English literature last year we were given Of Mice and Men to read for our exam and I read it within a few hours, I (unlike most of my peers) really loved the book as I am the type of person that loves to find hidden meanings and discuss the importance of the novel, I love talking about what could have impacted them to write about what they have and this book is a perfect way to do this. Due to my liking for this book I have extended my library to other classics such as The Great Gatsby, To Kill a Mockingbird, Emma and I'm even debating whether to read a Shakespeare novel.

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Emma Mazey

I am a predominately YA book reviewer, however, I have a curious mind and enjoy reading from many genres. I am 18 years old and a Media and Journalism student at university. This blog is a way to show my passion for the written word and to develop my writing skills.

*If you are sending me a book request, please be aware I have a large TBR and so if I agree to read and review your book it may not be straight away. Also if it is not a genre that has been reviewed on this blog before it is unlikely I will review it, thank you*

"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one."- George R R Martin